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.&.&.&.&.& ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& ANTENNA ARRAYS &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS .&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT .&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& NO . ONE . HAS . ANSWERED &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& SO WHY IS THAT? &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& HAS TO BE A PLANET!) .&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& SHOWS) &&.&.&.&.&
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.&.&.&.&.& I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE &&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS .&.&.&.&.&
.&.&.&.&.& FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING &&.&.&.&.&
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